Date: Wed, 16 Oct 1996 09:33:35 -0500
From: logcabin@cais.com
Subject: CLINTON DEFENDS ANTI-GAY ADS, WILL NOT PULL THEM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: David Greer
October 15, 1996 (202) 347-5306
CLINTON WON'T PULL AD
Clinton-Gore Spokesman Says Anti-Gay Ad Will Continue to Run As
Is
(WASHINGTON) Despite rumors among gay Democratic activists that
the Clinton-Gore campaign would soon alter, pull or repudiate an
anti-gay radio ad running on Christian radio stations, a campaign
spokesman defended the ad and confirmed that it would continue
running unaltered.
In an article in today's Washington Times, entitled "For
Christian Radio, Clinton Changes Tune on Gays, Abortion," it was
reported that the Clinton-Gore campaign "shrugged off" angry
calls to shelve the radio ad. The article cited reports from gay
and lesbian groups that the campaign might delete the portion of
the ad which boasts of Clinton signing the anti-gay Defense of
Marriage Act (DOMA), but "Clinton campaign spokesman Joe Lockhart
said there are no plans to alter the radio ads, which will run
for 'a few more days.'"
After boasting about Clinton signing the anti-gay DOMA, the ad
concludes with the line: "President Clinton has fought for our
values and America is better for it."
"After flip-flopping on gay issues for four years, President
Clinton seems to have made up his mind in the last days of the
campaign to go anti-gay," said Richard Tafel, executive director
of Log Cabin Republicans. "These ads reveal exactly where gays
and lesbians stand in his vision of America -- we're completely
expendable."
Log Cabin Republicans is the nation's largest gay and lesbian
Republican organization, with 52 chapters in 30 states and 10,000
members.
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Log Cabin Republicans
Voice: 202/347-5306 E-mail: logcabin@cais.com
FAX: 202/347-5224 Home page: http://www.lcr.org
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From: AOLNewsProfiles@aol.net
Date: 96-10-16 18:46:23 EDT
.c The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) -- After angry complaints from gay rights
advocates, the Clinton campaign on Wednesday replaced an ad
running on religious radio stations that boasted of the
president's signature on a bill banning gay marriages.
Campaign spokesman Don Foley said the new 60-second spot
was ``an improved version of the ad ... a more direct response to
the scurrilous ad that the Dole campaign has been running.''
After Dole ads on some 70 stations suggested Clinton
approved of certain types of late-term abortions, the Clinton
campaign responded with a spot pointing out specific reservations
led him to veto a bill that would have banned the procedure.
The Clinton spot also touted his signing of the Defense of
Marriage Act, in spite of earlier White House complaints that the
Republicans' use of the issue amounted to ``gay baiting.''
The Human Rights Campaign, Log Cabin Republicans and other
gay rights groups protested, and ACT Up threatened demonstrations
and newspaper ads to criticize Clinton for the ad.
ACT Up spokesman Steve Michael said the group was not
satisfied with the campaign simply switching the ad, calling on
Clinton to take out ads apologizing for the error.
The new ad focuses criticism on Dole's new negative tack
and deletes the reference to the gay marriage ban.
``There's a value we all teach our children and practice
ourselves -- telling the truth,'' the ad says. ``Unfortunately,
Bob Dole has resorted to untruths.''
AP-NY-10-16-96 1841EDT
Copyright 1996 The Associated Press. The information
contained in the AP news report may not be published,
broadcast, rewritten or otherwise distributed without
prior written authority of The Associated Press.
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